With their parents deaths during the Genocide Wars the five sons of Riven kan Ingan and his beloved Barbara flee to separate countries to escape the Margraves injustice. Growing to adulthood in foreign lands Val becomes second in command to the leader of a barbarian tribe Ilke a priest among the desert dwellers the twins cutpurses in far-off Chaleit young Merigan a warlord--each learning to live by his wits or his skill with the sword as he waits for the day of their revenge. When that time comes they have homes of their own and friends they dont want to leave behind but they answer their elder brothers call to return to their homeland and avenge themselves upon Morling king of Francovia. In doing so they fulfilled the Drune priests prophecy given to their grandfather three generations before and bring into being a new dynasty to rule the planet of Arcanis.
With their parents deaths during the Genocide Wars the five sons of Riven kan Ingan and his beloved Barbara flee to separate countries to escape the Margraves injustice. Growing to adulthood in foreign lands Val becomes second in command to the leader of a barbarian tribe Ilke a priest among the desert dwellers the twins cutpurses in far-off Chaleit young Merigan a warlord--each learning to live by his wits or his skill with the sword as he waits for the day of their revenge. When that time comes they have homes of their own and friends they dont want to leave behind but they answer their elder brothers call to return to their homeland and avenge themselves upon Morling king of Francovia. In doing so they fulfilled the Drune priests prophecy given to their grandfather three generations before and bring into being a new dynasty to rule the planet of Arcanis.